Words should be employed as the means, not the end; language is the instrument, conviction is the work.

  • -- Sir Joshua Reynolds 雷诺兹

语言应该被用作手段,而不是目的;语言是工具,信念是工作。

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A writer can write in an attic, or on top of a bus. Or with a sharp stick in some wet cement. To act, an actor has to have words. A stage. a camera turning.

作家可以在阁楼上写作,也可以在公共汽车上写作。或者用锋利的棍子插在湿水泥里。要表演,演员必须有语言。一个舞台。一个摄像头转向。

The words of the songs speak for themselves.

歌词本身就说明了一切。